Patent · US Expired

Electronic labeling systems and methods and electronic card systems and methods

US6330977A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
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12Claims
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Filing dateApr 13, 1999
Grant dateDec 18, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/3011
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Coin-shaped one-wire communication modules with a flange for mounting convenience may be attached to contact extensions on items such as work totes for ease of communication. A host computer can keep track and locate multiple items which have mounted communication modules with use of a single data line and a single ground line for all of the modules.

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